Architecture & Design
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Reviving Zion
The Conserving Black Modernism grant program is helping to revitalize a Baptist church with deep ties to the civil rights movement
Why I Changed My Mind About Concrete
Becoming Artsy, Episode 307
New Illustrated Critical Anthology Collects Writings of Conservationist Giovannoni
The seminal texts by the Italian architect, historian, and conservationist are available in English for the first time
50 Years of the Getty Villa Museum
As it evolved from a private estate to a vibrant hub for antiquity, the Getty Villa Museum became a beloved Los Angeles institution
Modern Architecture Needs Protecting Too
The next generation of conservators gathered in LA—an essentially 20th-century city—for a course in preserving newer gems of cultural heritage
But It’s Not That Old!
A Getty modern architecture conservation course has global reach
Mid-Century Mod, Venezuelan Style
In his island home, art historian Alfredo Boulton blended old and new
New Volume Examines Influence of East Asian Art on European Painting
This insightful book shows how Chinese and Japanese notions of space disrupted prevailing design concepts in Early Modern Europe
A Dive into Charles McAfee’s Beloved Modernist Swimming Pool
How Getty and a Kansas neighborhood rallied to save a community pool designed to welcome Black swimmers
Lavish New Volume Is a Visually Stunning Photographic Tour of Pompeii
Take an intimate journey, including many spaces that have never been seen by the public